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WE’RE BACK!

Did you miss us? We missed you!

Mau, Taylor, Rodrigo, and I are proud to present (for the second time)
the Destiny’s Fate Kickstarter. Our goal is still to produce Destiny’s Fate #3 with rewardsincluding Destiny’s Fate #1 and #2. Our target is
set at $1,500, which will pay for the remaining
coloring/lettering of Destiny’s Fate #2 and part of the pencilling for Issue #3.

UPDATE! Issue #1 and Issue #2 are now completed! Issue #3 is in the wings once I find Mau snacks. That's how we roll, peeps.

UPDATE! WHOO!

We have reached the target goal for this round of the Kickstarter (THANK YOU, EVERYONE!), so let's bring on the stretch incentives, huh? If we double our goal and make $3,000, not only will the Issue #3 be funded, but everyone who pledged $15.00 and up and and is receiving hard copies, will get a Destiny's Fate pin-up!

Let's do this, peeps!

DF #1 cover by Mau, Rodrigo, and Taylor

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Tempt Fate! Destiny’s Fate is a
self-published miniseries that asks, "What choices do we make in our
lives, or are all decisions controlled by a force unbeknownst to
us?" KAINOA RYDER is DESTINY, the physical manifestation of a future
created by choice, unlike FATE, a future based upon a predetermined
outcome. The story chronicles the struggle of Kainoa, a
time-traveling assassin who returns home after seven years to fulfill his
fate—to kill the defenders of time.

His parents.

On board is an amazing team—a storyboard
artist, a comic studio owner, a former Marvel Bullpen freelancer, and me (Devin
Leigh Michaels-writer/geek girl). Click for an low-res, eight-page preview of Destiny’s Fate #1 and a rough, low-res eight-page preview of Destiny’s Fate #2!

It screams, "Hang me in the window of your store!" Poster by Mau, Rodrigo, and Taylor

THE CONCEPT

Fate cannot be changed, KAINOA RYDER’s
adoptive parents told him. There is a plan, a preordained chain of events no
one can alter. If someone tried, the consequences would be grave, for he/she
would be rebelling against the laws of time itself. The Ryders know. As
DEFENDERS OF THE FOURTH DIMENSION, they protect all of time’s events.

Kainoa only remembers his adoptive parents’
words as lies. Stolen by his grandfather—the former head of the Defenders—and
raised in Medieval Japan, Kainoa has harnessed the gift of destiny, the ability
to travel through time. Where others need the help of a device called an
ANCHRON to change time periods, Kainoa only needs a single thought, and where
the Defenders protect time, he can rule it.

But the thoughts in his mind are anything but
his own. An assassin who obeys without thought, who kills without guilt,
fifteen-year-old Kainoa has been given one mission—to infiltrate, to
assimilate, and to annihilate the Defenders of the Fourth Dimension—his family.
This is his FATE, one even he, the bearer of destiny, can’t escape.

DF#1 Page One

THE MINISERIES

The seven-issue series chronicles Kainoa’s
return from his time with grandfather to his home in twenty-first century New
Jersey as he attempts assimilation with the Ryders. The first issue was released
on August 29th, and the second will be available in late October, with
a book every two months. Each book will be twenty-four pages, a twenty-two-page
chapter and a two-page trailer teasing the next issue.

DF#1 Page Two

A GEEK GIRL,
THE DARK LORD OF PANDAS, A CLERK-DONE-GOOD, AND A NINJA!

Devin Leigh Michaels is the writer and creator of Destiny’s Fate. She’s a former DC Comics
intern and has been an avid reader of comics for seventeen years. A former professional
writing tutor, she has been published in America’s Got Stories and
writes press releases as the publicity relation representative for IC Geeks
Publishing. When she’s not geeking out, she loads and proofs contracts for
Flight Centre, USA, the parent company of Liberty Travel and GoGo Worldwide
Vacations. She resides in New Jersey and lives on green tea fraps
(non-fat, no whip). @DevinLMichaels

Mauricio Vargas-Martinez is the artist for Destiny’s Fate. He’s a storyboard artist who has worked on several
commercials for companies such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Snickers, Milky Way, and
Cricket, for the Latin American and American markets. He also has worked for
advertising directors in Europe, Canada, Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico, and the
United States. He resides in Mexico. @122476

Rodrigo Tobias Eyzaguirre is the colorist of Destiny’s Fate and
has been a comic book store clerk, a production assistant, and a professional
illustrator, the last for ten years. His focus is publicity work doing
storyboards, commercial illustrations, and character designs. He also publishes
illustrations in Mexican magazines such as Big Bang and Discovery
Kids of Editorial Televisa. In 2008 he was the art director and penciller
of Angel Caido Cronicas, a comic book miniseries related to the Mexican
film Angel Caido before becoming the art director for LHSM Studio, an
animation company in Mexico. His own studio, Graphic Leak (www.graphicleak.com.mx),
launched in June and offers commercial illustration and animation, including
comics.

Taylor Esposito is the letterer for Destiny’s Fate,
and works as a graphic designer and production artist. Destined to be a comic
geek, Taylor studied graphic design in college, then worked for Marvel in the
digital comics department. Eventually, he settled into a position in the
Bullpen, doing production work, logo design, and typesetting. He currently
works as a production manager when he’s not lettering comics.
Some of his works include (as letterer) Samhain Night, Watson and
Holmes (for New Paradigm Studios), and (as production artist) such Marvel
titles as Amazing Spider-Man, Deadpool Team Up, and Invincible Iron
Man. He is also a second degree black belt and lives happily with his
wife in New Jersey. @TaylorEspo

RETAILERS!

SO WHY ARE YOU
KICKSTARTING THIS AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH MY HARD-EARNED MONEY?

Because making comics is expensive and
though Mau loves snacks, he doesn’t take payment in the form of them. Also,
Taylor letters for food but only in years ending in odd numbers.

I funded all of Destiny’s Fate #1 and most of #2 and launched the original
Kickstarter to fund Destiny’s Fate
#3 and #4, using Destiny’s Fate #1
and #2 for rewards. Since we only raised USD3,500 last time, my team and I are aiming low
but reaching high. If we make this Kickstarter’s goal of USD1,500.00, the rest of Destiny’s Fate #2's coloring and lettering and some of Destiny's Fate #3 pencilling and inking will
be funded. Hopefully, I can launch
another Kickstarter at the end of October with rewards geared toward Destiny’s Fate #3.

TEMPTING
REWARDS

Fraps are not a reward unless you choose to meet Devin at NYCC! Picture by Mau

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $20 or more
About $20

ARTIST'S JOURNEY—Includes digital copies of the first two issues of Destiny’s Fate plus a digital sketch book by DF Artist Mau Vargas! This will include the issues before they hit lettering and coloring as well as some early sketches of the characters AND a sneak peek of Destiny's Fate #3!

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $37 or more
About $37

ROCK NYCC PACKAGE—I (Devin, writer/creator) will meet you at the Starbucks line in the Jacob Javits Convention Center during NYCC and buy you your very own green tea frap!* Includes the first two issues of Destiny's Fate (hard copies), with Issue #1 having the exclusive convention cover! *If a GTF is unavailable, I'll buy you a SB drink of equal or lesser value.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $50 or more
About $50

TIME SAVER PACKAGE—Writer, Editor, and ComixTribe Founder Steven D. Forbes has agreed to look at your twenty-two-page script. This is your opportunity to get amazing insight and feedback from the man who rocks the indie market! You’ll also get the first two issues (hard copies) of Destiny’s Fate! (International friends, please see FAQ!) Also, please note: the editing will be subject to Steven's schedule.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $60 or more
About $60

BATTLEGROUND: TIME—Includes the complete series of Destiny's Fate (hard copies), the comic's poster, and a T-shirt! (International friends, please see FAQ!) Please note: This reward will ship as one package in May 2013, but you will receive each issue digitally when it is completed.

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Pledge $70 or more
About $70

Gladiator’s Fight Package—You want to look like a gladiator in the old Roman Coliseum? Well now you can! Appear in Issue #5 as a gladiator! (Sadly, character will not be named after you; however, Mau will make you look in the loincloth. XD) Also, nab the entire series—hard copies and pdf.

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Pledge $75 or more
About $75

TAYLOR TIME—Want to hang with our very own Marvel alum and DF letterer TAYLOR ESPOSITO? Then, grab this package! He’ll sit down, buy you a drink, and talk comics and lettering one night during NYCC this year. He’ll also bring the first two issues of Destiny’s Fate. (Conditions: Cannot be redeemed at a karaoke bar; you will be subjected to a Jersey accent.)

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Pledge $75 or more
About $75

NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT PACKAGE—Writer Paul Allor, whose credits include IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, will critique your twenty-two page script! This is your chance to get feedback on your work by an amazing creator in the industry! You’ll also get the first two issues (hard copies) of Destiny’s Fate! (International friends, please see FAQ!) Also, please note: the editing will be subject to Paul's schedule.

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Pledge $90 or more
About $90

ROCK YOUR WORLDLINE—Want to see a sketch of yourself as a Defender? Grab this package, and DF Artist Mau Vargas will draw you as one! You’ll also get Destiny’s Fate #1 and #2 (hard copies)! (Please note: You will not appear in the comic. Check the $110 package!) International friends, please see FAQ!

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Pledge $99 or more
About $99

RETAILER RITE— You need a little help on a Saturday or Sunday at your store? I’ll bring you twenty copies of the first two issues of Destiny’s Fate and work at your store! (Must be within a hundred miles of NYC—If you’re about that, we’ll talk!) Also, your store will be discussed on my Web site, Facebook, Twitter, as well as IC Geeks Publishing's media outlets!

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Pledge $110 or more
About $110

DEFENDER'S DUEL WITH DEATH—Want to be in Destiny’s Fate? Grab this package, and you’ll be drawn in as a Defender and subsequently killed by Major Bad Ass Lysander (Issue 7)! You’ll also grab the entire series of Destiny's Fate in hard and digital copies. (International orders, please see FAQ!)

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Pledge $130 or more
About $130

ROCK YOUR WORLDLINE SERIES—Want to see a sketch of yourself as a Defender? Grab this package, and DF Artist Mau Vargas will draw you as one! You’ll also get Destiny’s Fate the Series (hard copies)! (Please note: You will not appear in the comic. Check the $110 package!) International friends, please see FAQ!

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Pledge $300 or more
About $300

BAD-ASS PACK—Kainoa is going to kick your ass-literally. Become THE lead bully in Destiny's Fate #4 and have Kainoa make you bleed. This includes dialogue, at least a two-page appearance, and potentially more appearances if the series is ever extended pass the initial seven issues. (This character would become a recurring one.) Heck, I'll even name the character after you. You also get the entire series of Destiny's Fate (pdf and hard copies), and a sketch of yourself as a Defender.

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Pledge $350 or more
About $350

COVER ME—Want to be on a comic book cover? Well, now’s your chance. Grab this package, and you’ll become a Defender in the book—and get killed on the variant cover (Issue 7)! You’ll also get the entire series in hard cover format. (International friends, please see FAQ.)

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Pledge $350 or more
About $350

Love for All Time Package—Kainoa had a best friend before he taken by his grandfather, and she wants to have your name and likeness. This character appears in at least two pages in Issue #3 and one page in Issue #4; also, if the series does extend past the initial seven issues, this character would become recurring. With this package, you also score a sketch by Mau with you as a Defender and the entire series—hard copies and pdf.

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Pledge $1,000 or more
About $1,000

THE ASSISTANT'S RELATIVITY—Yep! That’s right. You have a comic idea, maybe in prose, maybe in a synopsis, but you just can’t get it down in comic script format. I’ll do it for you! (Price based on one book comic book script—twenty-two pages.) I’ll also throw in the entire series of Destiny’s Fate. (International friends, please see FAQ; Delivery date of script—January 2013; Delivery date of entire series—May 2013; Delivery date of world-wide fame?—Unknown)

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Pledge $7,000 or more
About $7,000

JUMP INTO THE FUTURE PACKAGE—You always wanted to write a comic, right? Been meaning to get around to it one of these years? I’ll take your idea and spin it into a five-issue comic arc. When I’m done, you’ll have five scripts ready to be sent to an artist. You can hear the siren’s song, can’t ya? I’ll also throw in entire series of Destiny’s Fate!